Tag Archives: rest

A Day Off

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Helga

Friday Dear Elsie Today I took the day off from work and it was wonderful. I don’t need a lot of time off to catch my breath and regain some strength.  I spent some time in my rocking chair reading, … Continue reading →

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Check Out Day

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Helga

Everyone needs one of these. It’s a day you just check out and do nothing! I wasn’t intending to have one but at 1-31am, I woke up with the most intense stomach cramps. Clearly the burger I had last night … Continue reading →

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Day of Rest

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Helga

Last night we slept a lot. We went to church at 8am and slept more afterwards. There was not much else we did today apart from watching a few Air Crash Investigations some of which were horrendous. I also had … Continue reading →

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Rest Day Number 4

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Helga

Today was rest day number 4. Tomorrow I go back to gym. It was very strange as we sort of lost track of what day it was. It felt like Saturday.  I had a complete slack attack, only getting up … Continue reading →

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Resting

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Helga

It’s not often I have a resting day. Today was it.  I’m on a 4-day gym break. If ever there was a day to take a break, today in Cape Town was a good one. It poured with rain this … Continue reading →

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Outgoing Introvert

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Helga

All my life I have been relatively outgoing with a people orientated personality, but over the years I have become to realise that while that is all true, I am also partly introvert. The way I really know this is … Continue reading →

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The Between Christmas and New Year Vibe

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Helga

There is a certain vibe that comes after Christmas and before New Year. It seems to be a sort of waiting that happens. Christmas is over and now we are waiting for the next thing which is New Year. After … Continue reading →

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Sleep Debt – Not Enough Sleep Makes Helga A Dull Girl!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Helga

12-43 I am tucked up in bed. The curtains are closed. The door is locked.  I’m going to sleep! I’m going to catch up on some lost hours of zzzz that I have had this week…I’ve been going to bed … Continue reading →

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Awake At 2am

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Helga

2-37pm IN the middle of the night I heard a message come through to my cell phone. I got up and checked too see if it was anything important and it absolutely was not! But now I was awake. I … Continue reading →

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